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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Liam McBrideFounder/CTO · ParrotX26B2B · San Francisco
- Phillip BaekFounder/CEO · ParrotX26B2B · San Francisco
- Kunal Roy@princeofbothellFounder · DomeF25B2B
- Kurush Dubash@kurushdubashFounder · DomeF25B2B
- David Tran@dtran320Founder · Flow ClubS21B2B · San Francisco
- Yuxin Zhu@zhuyxnFounder · ReploS21B2B · San Francisco
- Jonathan Kau@jonathankauFounder · SatsumaS21B2B · San Francisco
- Curtis Fonger@CurtisFongerFounder · WhalesyncS21B2B · St. Petersburg
- Thomas EidenFounder · Atomic AlchemyW19Industrials · Idaho Falls
- Chong ShenFounder · AlchemyS14Industrials · Waterloo
- Khanjan DesaiFounder · AlchemyS14Industrials · Waterloo
- David Tran@dtran320Founder/CTO · UpbeatS10Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Liam McBrideParrotFounder/CTOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Phillip BaekParrotFounder/CEOSpring 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2—Kunal RoyDomeFounderFall 2025B2BUnknown2https://x.com/princeofbothellKurush DubashDomeFounderFall 2025B2BUnknown2https://x.com/kurushdubashDavid TranFlow Club2× YCFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States6https://x.com/dtran320Yuxin ZhuReploFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States20https://x.com/zhuyxnJonathan KauSatsumaFounderSummer 2021B2BSan Francisco, United States5https://x.com/jonathankauCurtis FongerWhalesyncFounderSummer 2021B2BSt. Petersburg, United States8https://x.com/CurtisFongerThomas EidenAtomic AlchemyFounderWinter 2019IndustrialsIdaho Falls, United States8—Chong ShenAlchemyFounderSummer 2014IndustrialsWaterloo, Canada25—Khanjan DesaiAlchemyFounderSummer 2014IndustrialsWaterloo, Canada25—David TranUpbeat2× YCFounder/CTOSummer 2010ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/dtran320
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Kurush Dubash
Founder·Dome
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2
BatchFall 2025
Location
Company statusInactive
StageEarly
BIO
Kurush is the co-founder and CEO of Dome. He's an engineer with a degree from Berkeley and has a deep expertise in blockchain and prediction markets. As a founding engineer at Alchemy, he spent over four years helping scale the company from 10 to 250 people and a $10B valuation. He and his co-founder worked closely with Polymarket, one of Alchemy’s largest blockchain customers, to build custom infrastructure that ensured they scaled seamlessly during the 2024 election.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
DomeA unified API for prediction markets, like Kalshi and Polymarket
Co-foundersKunal Roy@princeofbothell
